Abstract
In this study, an investigation was performed into the thermal and operational characteristics of glutaryl-7-aminocephalosporanic acid (GL-7-ACA) acylase (EC 3.5.1.-) immobilized on silica gel that had been modified by epoxide silanization. The pH values for the optimum activity of free and immobilized GL-7-ACA acylase were almost the same. However, the pH-dependent activity profile for the immobilized GL-7-ACA acylase is considerably expanded. Both free and immobilized enzymes generally had the highest activity at 50°C. In thermodynamic studies, it was found that immobilization using epoxide silanization made GL-7-ACA acylase thermodynamically stable. In the results of repeated batch production of 7-ACA, 89.0 and 83.5% of the 7-ACA produced at the initial cycle were maintained after 20 times of recycle at 25°C and 30°C, respectively. Hence it was suggested that mass production of 7-ACA at 25°C using immobilized GL-7-ACA acylase by epoxide silanization would be possible on a large scale.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 39-44 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology |
Volume | 22 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2006 Jan |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This study was supported by research grants from the Korea Science and Engineering Foundation (KOSEF) through the Applied Rheology Center (ARC), an official KOSEF-created engineering research center (ERC) at Korea University, Seoul, Korea.
Keywords
- Epoxide silanization
- GL-7-ACA Acylase
- Immobilization
- Repeated batch reaction
- Thermodynamics
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biotechnology
- Physiology
- Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology